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Correspondence learning apparatus and method and correspondence learning program, annotation apparatus and method and annotation program, and retrieval apparatus and method and retrieval program

US8423485B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 12, 2008
Grant dateApr 16, 2013
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Expiry dateMar 25, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06V20/70
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An image data processing system has a learning storage apparatus that stores projection matrixes obtained by canonical correlation analysis so as to derive, based on at least one of an image feature and a word feature, a latent variable as an abstract concept used for associating an image with a word corresponding thereto and that further stores information required for obtaining the latent variable acquired by use of the projection matrixes, a probability of occurrence of an arbitrary image feature from a certain latent variable and a probability of occurrence of an arbitrary word feature from a certain latent variable. In this way, a probability of the image feature and word feature being simultaneously outputted can be easily and quickly determined, thereby executing a high-speed annotation or retrieval with high precision.

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